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The ultimate headlight upgrade H4 (not LED or HID)

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by crashnburn80, Oct 27, 2015.

  1. May 28, 2021 at 10:06 AM
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    crashnburn80

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    Yes they will, but they are no longer available.
     
  2. May 29, 2021 at 10:22 AM
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    Did you sell these? Saw a dude this morning with a set, can't say they really looked that great on his truck
     
  3. May 29, 2021 at 11:14 AM
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  4. May 29, 2021 at 1:05 PM
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    I still have them, but they are pre-sold to another member.

    They are available from PowerBulbs. I reviewed them a while back here and compared them to the prior Racing Vision +150. See updated +200 review in post #3169.
     
  5. May 29, 2021 at 5:17 PM
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    Sorry if I'm missing something but the ones you have are both Phillips 150 vs 200 and these are osram 200 with 70 or 75 watts I believe
     
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  6. May 29, 2021 at 5:27 PM
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    Fail on my part! I have not tried those yet, I’ll have to watch for them to get my hands on!
     
  7. May 29, 2021 at 5:39 PM
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    Ill let you know if I find a place to buy them!
     
  8. May 29, 2021 at 5:54 PM
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  9. May 29, 2021 at 6:00 PM
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  10. May 29, 2021 at 6:01 PM
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    Me too, gotta try em all right?
     
  11. May 29, 2021 at 11:33 PM
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  12. May 30, 2021 at 7:46 AM
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    Great Thread! I'm going to start with just getting the new (Pro style) headlight assemblies. Mine are shot and have the dreaded melt and cracked DRL amber lenses. I assume thats just a direct replacement plug and play? Then maybe the bulbs? She's still looking great except for the ugly lights so she deserves it. Plus when I sell it it should be easier to get full market value. Looking at the F150 Hybrid
     
  13. May 30, 2021 at 8:55 AM
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    Yes the assemblies are a direct plug and play replacement. If you are going to keep it for any length of time, I’d suggest adding some stock wattage performance bulbs like the Philips Racing Vision +200s. It is a good increase in performance at reasonable cost and swapping bulbs while the assemblies is nice.
     
  14. May 30, 2021 at 8:30 PM
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  15. Jun 9, 2021 at 1:03 AM
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    What gives? Apparently PowerBulbs is temporarily not shipping to the USA.
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    They keep doing it because the Marketing folks have convinced many uneducated consumers that "whiter / bluer" light is more effective. This of course is not true, but it sells product.
     
  17. Jun 9, 2021 at 6:55 AM
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    Got some Folks in the UK. I’ll see if it’s the same for Canada. I’m pretty well stocked up for now but sources are limited.
     
  18. Jun 9, 2021 at 12:17 PM
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    I ran into that a couple of days ago, when trying to order replacements for the bulbs we used upgrading my son's 1st Gen last weekend.

    I located them at BulbAmerica. The listing says "Made in Germany," but the price says made in China. They're scheduled for delivery on Saturday, after which I'll have a better idea of their quality (or lack thereof)...
     
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  19. Jun 9, 2021 at 12:37 PM
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    Got a little delivery today

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  20. Jun 9, 2021 at 10:13 PM
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    just tried them out when it got dark here, not too white or anything imo
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    diode dynamics fogs pretty bright too
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